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Trans and queer writers review thirteen essential queer books (that weren’t covered by the New York Times Book Review during Pamela Paul’s reign).
1. Attacks on LGBTQ+ people have always been tied with the erosion of democracy.
Now, a bill has just been passed in Florida that lets DeSantis remove elected officials for promoting pride/LGBTQ+ people in their official capacity.
No court hearing necessary.
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In every photo of Kash Patel, he looks like my cat right after he's jumped out of the litter box without covering his business.
Also, what a "historic embarrassment"
I wrote a page and a half, so I believe I’ve earned a nap!
Today is 4am Drive My Son to School for Robotics Competition Club, followed by either #5amWritersClub or 5am Go Back to Sleep Club. Happy writing, everyone!
Nothing to see here
"This hypothetical separation of the person from the thing they created always rankles me a little bit — because I don't think marginalized creators, including trans creators, ever quite get that luxury."
Hey Wisconsin! A pretty bad bill passed the House and is now being considered in the Senate. WI-AB961 would require bookselling websites to put warning labels on books whose content is considered to meet certain arbitrary criteria. The American Booksellers Association has created a resource to help
Wow, Barlow, that piece in the Bureau Dispatch brought me to tears—and made me smile. I love how you endow the candies and the car with so much humanity, grief, and love.
You do not need the robots to creatively prompt you! Just try to take the most violent bite of yourself possible. Try to swallow yourself whole
Good morning #5amWritersClub. My notebook and pen are charged and ready to go. Happy writing, everyone!
(Maybe I'm craving a side gig recommending books to people who are convalescing!)
If you haven't read it yet, The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid might be nice to dip into as you're feeling better 💜 The prose and the pages are both very spacious and it's amazing
Oh no! I hope you feel better soon too! I would offer a book rec, but reading is probably out 😢
It's so good!
If you have any energy to read, EVIL GENIUS by @poingu.bsky.social got me through a terrible back spasm recently! I devoured it. www.harpercollins.com/products/evi...
Oh no! Feel better soon!
Good morning #5amWritersClub
This is the exact word I've needed to describe a comedy special i watched last night!
Got it! Thanks
Ahhh! Wish I could read this. I don't subscribe and I don't see a way to read via CU's library
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed...
"How will you pay for it?"
The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts...
"How much do you need?"
It doesn't have to be this way.
I loved this interview!
"One of the great weaknesses of our era is that we get lone superhero movies that suggest that our big problems are solved by muscly guys in spandex, when actually the world mostly gets changed through collective effort."
Oops! I may have been wrong about the virtual part. Join Sapphic Shabbat’s chat for info and updates
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I know! It really took me off guard the first time I heard that
